Chicken Bacon Avocado Quesadillas

Quesadillas are one of my favorite fall-back meals.  They're great for cleaning out the fridge and are quick and easy.  I saw this recipe for quesadillas and thought it would be a nice break from the normal cheese, chicken, and/or bell peppers.  We loved them! They are our new favorite kind of quesadillas.  Here is the recipe, although you basically make them to taste.  I found this recipe at Kevin and Amanda.


4 medium-sized flour tortilla shells
1 lb chicken, cut into bite-sized pieces
salt and pepper
1/2 cup scallions, diced
8 strips of bacon, cooked & crumbled
1 avocado, diced
mild cheddar cheese, shredded
2 tbsp butter

Arrange bacon on a cooling rack (like for cookies) and set it on top of sheet pan. If you don’t have a cooling rack, you can just put the bacon straight on the sheet pan. Or in a 9×13 baking dish. Either way will work. Place bacon in a cold oven, turn heat to 400, and cook 15 mins per side. (I used precooked bacon and heated them up on the stove.)

Add 1/2 tbsp bacon drippings to a skillet over medium heat. (I omitted this step, and instead heated up some olive oil in a skillet.)  Add the scallions and saute about 2-3 mins until softened. Add the chicken in a single layer, season with salt and pepper, and cook for about 5 mins or until chicken is golden and cooked through, flipping just once during cooking. Remove the chicken and scallions to a plate and rinse out the skillet.

Add about 1/2 tbsp butter to the skillet over medium heat. When foamy, add a tortilla and swirl it around to get it nice and buttery. Layer one side of the tortilla with chicken, bacon, avocado, and a little cheese. Use tongs to flip the other half of the tortilla over and press down. Cook the tortilla for about 1-2 mins on each side or until golden brown and crispy.

Repeat with the rest of the tortillas, adding a little more butter for each tortilla as needed. Eat & enjoy!

Makes 4 quesadillas.